Accounts Assistant

IDEMIA; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a finance professional to support decision-making with financial data. The role involves managing Accounts Payable and Receivable processes, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and analytical skills, with experience in financial systems and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Experience with Financial Systems like AX, D365, TM1.
• Previous experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Accounts Payable and Receivable processes.
• Manage payment processes and cash forecasting.
• Generate invoices and monitor aged balances.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Numerical Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

AAT Level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

AX

D365

TM1

Job description

Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel, and protect public places — at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

Supporting decision-making processes by providing timely and reliable financial data, contributing to the overall financial health and efficiency of the business.

The primary responsibility is to ensure compliance with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.

Key Missions

Accounts Payable:

• Supporting SSC with processing of invoices, resolving queries, and ensuring accurate processing
• Managing the payment process, ensuring thorough checks are performed
• Cash out forecasting

Accounts Receivable:

• Invoice generation and associated postings
• Collects, processes, and posts invoices to customer accounts, including reconciliation of the customer ledgers
• Send statements of accounts to customers
• Monitoring aged balances and ensuring cash collection
• Support VAT return submission by providing relevant information
• Identifies General Ledger transactions related to AR, and either posts them in the ledger or provides information to Financial Accountant for posting

Other Responsibilities:

• Analyses and creates reports of Accounts Payables/Receivables Age (DSO/DPO)
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders (Purchasing, Customer Service, Controlling, HR, Tax...) to solve questions and issues
• Provides all necessary documents during audits (internal/external, statutory/tax...)
• Contributes to projects, helping to deliver continuous improvement in the delivery of financial information
• Performs other ad hoc tasks to support the Finance Manager & Team

Profile & Other Information

Desirable:

• Experience with Financial Systems (AX, D365, TM1)
• AAT Level 3 qualified (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in a similar role

Essential:

• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

The ideal candidate is self-sufficient, highly autonomous, and dependable, with a strong internal drive. We are looking for a person who will thrive in fast-paced environments, effectively manage multiple tasks, and consistently deliver high-quality results with minimal supervision.

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting-edge, future-proof innovation that reaches the highest technological standards and we're transforming rapidly to stay a leader in a fast-changing world.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

Visit our website to learn more about the leader in Identity Technologies: www.idemia.com